Trichosanthes bracteata (Lam.) Voigt
First published in Hort. Suburb. Calcutt.: 58 (1845)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Indian Subcontinent to China (Guizhou). It is a climber and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome.
Distribution
Native to:
Assam, Bangladesh, China South-Central, East Himalaya, India, Myanmar, Nepal, Sri Lanka, West Himalaya
Introduced into:
Vanuatu
Synonyms
Homotypic Synonyms
- Anguina bracteata (Lam.) Kuntze in Revis. Gen. Pl. 1: 254 (1891)
- Modecca bracteata Lam. in Encycl. 4: 210 (1797)
Heterotypic Synonyms
- Trichosanthes hupehensis C.Y.Cheng & Yueh in Acta Phytotax. Sin. 12: 439 (1974)
- Trichosanthes palmata Roxb. in Fl. Ind., ed. 1832. 3: 704 (1832), nom. illeg.
- Trichosanthes tricuspidata var. strigosa S.Mitra & Bandyop. in J. Bombay Nat. Hist. Soc. 95: 374 (1998)
Publications
POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:
- Choudhary, R.K., Srivastava, R.C., Das, A.K. & Lee, J. (2012). Floristic diversity assessment and vegetation analysis of Upper Siang district of eastern Himalaya in North East India. Korean Journal of Plant Taxonomy 42: 222-246.
- Kress, W.J., DeFilipps, R.A., Farr, E. & Kyi, D.Y.Y. (2003). A Checklist of the Trees, Shrubs, Herbs and Climbers of Myanmar. Contributions from the United States National Herbarium 45: 1-590. Smithsonian Institution.
- Mostaph, M.K. & Uddin, S.B. (2013). Dictionary of plant names of Bangladesh, Vasc. Pl.: 1-434. Janokalyan Prokashani, Chittagong, Bangladesh.
- Plunkett, G.M., Ranker, T.A., Sam, C. & Balick, M.J. (2022). Towards a checklist of the vascular flora of Vanuatu. Candollea 77: 105-118.
- Rebnner, S.S. & Pandey, A.K. (2013). The Cucurbitaceae of India: Accepted names, synonyms, geographic distribution, and information on images and DNA sequences. PhytoKeys 20: 53-118.
An alternative taxonomy had been proposed by the following authorities:
- Dassanayake (ed.) (1997). A Revised Handbook to the Flora of Ceylon 11: 1-420. Oxford & IBH Publishing Co. PVT. LTD., New Delhi, Calcutta. [Cited as Trichosanthes tricuspidata.]
Kew Backbone Distributions
- Choudhary, R.K., Srivastava, R.C., Das, A.K. & Lee, J. (2012). Floristic diversity assessment and vegetation analysis of Upper Siang district of eastern Himalaya in North East India. Korean Journal of Plant Taxonomy 42: 222-246.
- Mostaph, M.K. & Uddin, S.B. (2013). Dictionary of plant names of Bangladesh, Vasc. Pl.: 1-434. Janokalyan Prokashani, Chittagong, Bangladesh.
- Plunkett, G.M., Ranker, T.A., Sam, C. & Balick, M.J. (2022). Towards a checklist of the vascular flora of Vanuatu. Candollea 77: 105-118.
- Rebnner, S.S. & Pandey, A.K. (2013). The Cucurbitaceae of India: Accepted names, synonyms, geographic distribution, and information on images and DNA sequences. PhytoKeys 20: 53-118.
Other Data
Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:
Date | Reference | Identified As | Barcode | Type Status | Has image? |
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s.coll. [Cat. no. 6688], Bangladesh | Trichosanthes palmata | K001124534 | Yes | ||
Blinkworth, R. [Cat. no. 6688], India | Trichosanthes palmata | K001124538 | Yes | ||
De Silva, F. [Cat. no. 6688] | Trichosanthes palmata | K001124540 | Yes | ||
Wallich, N. [Cat. no. 6688], Myanmar | Trichosanthes palmata | K001124542 | Yes | ||
s.coll. [Cat. no. 6688] | Trichosanthes palmata | K001124543 | Yes | ||
Wallich, N. [Cat. no. 6688], Myanmar | Trichosanthes palmata | K001124541 | Yes | ||
De Silva, F. [Cat. no. 6688] | Trichosanthes palmata | K001124539 | Yes | ||
s.coll. [Cat. no. 6688], Bangladesh | Trichosanthes palmata | K001124536 | Yes | ||
s.coll. [Cat. no. 6688], Bangladesh | Trichosanthes palmata | K001124535 | Yes | ||
Wallich, N. [Cat. no. 6688], Nepal | Trichosanthes palmata | K001124537 | Yes |
Sources
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Herbarium Catalogue Specimens
- Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
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Kew Backbone Distributions
- The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2023. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
- © Copyright 2022 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0
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Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone
- The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2023. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
- © Copyright 2022 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0
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Kew Science Photographs
- Copyright applied to individual images